Tom Riddle had turned 18, he stood on the crumbling edge of boyhood and manhood and a sudden revelation came to him as he stood on the Hogsmeade platform awaiting the train that would take him home, away from Hogwarts, where he had spent the last 7 years of his life, where he had grown, and learned he would be leaving it, never to return as Tom Marvolo Riddle. He was a full-fledged wizard, and had no idea what to do with it.It was then that memories of his fifth year returned to him. He knew what he would do with it, he would strike fear into those who were unclean, impure. He would be their downfall, all would fear him. but he had no home, no base of operations. The orphanage, that had held him under lock and key for so many years had finally told him not to come back. Tom shoved his hands into his pockets jingling the last few galleons he had left. The day was dreary and wet, which did quite nicely to suit his mood. He had lost everything in a matter of hours, his home, his childhood, and his best friend. He had nothing to left, friends and family were beyond his reach. With no money he had no way of supporting himself. No one cared if he just faded away, he felt doubt creep into his bones. He had so many ambitions and yet he could not accomplish anything. it was so beyond his reach.
"So, My life is an empty hole, to fall in is inevitable." He finally sighed and took a long stride towards the tracks.
"You can't, Tom." The voice was barely a whisper in the roaring of the storm. Tom whirled around to meet the tear filled eyes of his long time friend, Sirena Sterling. He could tell she had run to meet him. He cheeks pink from the task of running down the road. For a moment she was the only person he saw, other students began to come up the road.
"Are you weeping for me?" He questioned,mockingly," It is a waste of energy.You will never hear from Tom Riddle again, he is no longer worthy of such things as tears." He took a step away from the edge of the tracks. Doing it here and now would be stupid, someone would obviously stop him before he had a chance. Sirena stepped forward and hugged him gripping him with a strength that he had never known she had.
"Tom, you've always been my friend, I trust you and I..." She stopped herself suddenly. Her head barely reached his chin, so small for a fourth year, and yet stronger and more giving then anyone her age. She had always trusted him, even when he got that great oaf Hagrid expelled, she trusted him, she believed him and had stuck by him. He thought her stupid at first, but he knew that to be untrue, she knew more about potions and spells then half her class and yet she did not,like most people, know just how bad he was. She had her arms wrapped around his waist and her head lay on his chest, trying in desperation to find her words. Tom had never been in a position of this type. Her curling brown hair clung to her face, wet with rain. He lifted a long fingered hand to the top of her head and stroked her hair gently. He had always loved her hair. The way she moved, the sound of her voice....
"I love you." His eyes grew wide with surprise, he hadn't been expecting that. He looked into her eyes, pools of gold and lavender, searching for truth, although he had never known her to lie.
"Why? Why are you telling me now."
"I was so scared, Tom, I want you to know, to that when you feel lonely, you'll know I'm out there and someone loves you." She pulled away from their embrace, her face a brighter shade of pink, to stare up into his bright green eyes. She fumbled in her pocket and removed a long chain with a small stone on the end. The stone glittered blue then pink and orange the colors swirling inside it were magnificent for such a small trinket.
"It's a special stone, my mother gave it too me before she left. She said it connects two people, we'll never be alone, Tom." She took his hand and placed the glowing stone in it.
"Why give such a precious thing to me?" He whispered leaning down, so that his lips were near her ear, so as to be closer to her and to keep others out of their conversation.
"Cause I want to make sure that your never alone and so that we'll always know that someone is other there who cares about us." She moved her scarf of bronze and blue aside to reveal the same stone around her neck glowing purple and gold like fire.
"I'll know when you hurt, and you'll know when I hurt." Her hands shook in his as the rain fell on this, neither with an umbrella.
"I don't know what to say, I.have feelings for you Sirena, you've always been very special to me." He took her in his arms and held her to him. She could barely believe what she was feeling. The trains whistle howled into the storm and they broke from their embrace, the other students passing them mixed glances and giggles. Tom gently placed the stone around his neck; it glowed a fierce red and then a bright green like his eyes and continued with the green. He tucked it into his jacket and wrapped an arm around her.
"Come on or we'll miss the train." She smiled up at him hardly believing the happiness swelling inside her as he took her hand and led her to the train to begin the journey home.
"So, My life is an empty hole, to fall in is inevitable." He finally sighed and took a long stride towards the tracks.
"You can't, Tom." The voice was barely a whisper in the roaring of the storm. Tom whirled around to meet the tear filled eyes of his long time friend, Sirena Sterling. He could tell she had run to meet him. He cheeks pink from the task of running down the road. For a moment she was the only person he saw, other students began to come up the road.
"Are you weeping for me?" He questioned,mockingly," It is a waste of energy.You will never hear from Tom Riddle again, he is no longer worthy of such things as tears." He took a step away from the edge of the tracks. Doing it here and now would be stupid, someone would obviously stop him before he had a chance. Sirena stepped forward and hugged him gripping him with a strength that he had never known she had.
"Tom, you've always been my friend, I trust you and I..." She stopped herself suddenly. Her head barely reached his chin, so small for a fourth year, and yet stronger and more giving then anyone her age. She had always trusted him, even when he got that great oaf Hagrid expelled, she trusted him, she believed him and had stuck by him. He thought her stupid at first, but he knew that to be untrue, she knew more about potions and spells then half her class and yet she did not,like most people, know just how bad he was. She had her arms wrapped around his waist and her head lay on his chest, trying in desperation to find her words. Tom had never been in a position of this type. Her curling brown hair clung to her face, wet with rain. He lifted a long fingered hand to the top of her head and stroked her hair gently. He had always loved her hair. The way she moved, the sound of her voice....
"I love you." His eyes grew wide with surprise, he hadn't been expecting that. He looked into her eyes, pools of gold and lavender, searching for truth, although he had never known her to lie.
"Why? Why are you telling me now."
"I was so scared, Tom, I want you to know, to that when you feel lonely, you'll know I'm out there and someone loves you." She pulled away from their embrace, her face a brighter shade of pink, to stare up into his bright green eyes. She fumbled in her pocket and removed a long chain with a small stone on the end. The stone glittered blue then pink and orange the colors swirling inside it were magnificent for such a small trinket.
"It's a special stone, my mother gave it too me before she left. She said it connects two people, we'll never be alone, Tom." She took his hand and placed the glowing stone in it.
"Why give such a precious thing to me?" He whispered leaning down, so that his lips were near her ear, so as to be closer to her and to keep others out of their conversation.
"Cause I want to make sure that your never alone and so that we'll always know that someone is other there who cares about us." She moved her scarf of bronze and blue aside to reveal the same stone around her neck glowing purple and gold like fire.
"I'll know when you hurt, and you'll know when I hurt." Her hands shook in his as the rain fell on this, neither with an umbrella.
"I don't know what to say, I.have feelings for you Sirena, you've always been very special to me." He took her in his arms and held her to him. She could barely believe what she was feeling. The trains whistle howled into the storm and they broke from their embrace, the other students passing them mixed glances and giggles. Tom gently placed the stone around his neck; it glowed a fierce red and then a bright green like his eyes and continued with the green. He tucked it into his jacket and wrapped an arm around her.
"Come on or we'll miss the train." She smiled up at him hardly believing the happiness swelling inside her as he took her hand and led her to the train to begin the journey home.